Articles from the September 4, 2017 edition

A short film called “Enter the Zoot Suit Riot,” A Nu Paradigm Production, a film by Fesiuk Films, is holding an audition for local talent! An upcoming short film musical about the infamous 1943 L.A. riots is being shot in Brevard at the end of...

Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, located at 249 E. Main St., in Brevard, will present highly acclaimed organist Ken Cowan in concert on Friday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the concert is free of charge; an offering will be taken...

4-H Teen Council member Cjon Conley represented Transylvania County at the annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Youth Summit, which was held in Durham, Aug. 11-12. North C...

These new young adult books are now available at the Transylvania County Library: Young Adult Fiction Anderson, Jodi Lynn. “Midnight at the Electric.” Three stories spanning thousands of miles and multiple generations intertwine in this haunting...

Numerous paintings by members of the Transylvania Art Guild are on display through September at the Hollingsworth Gallery located in the building containing the Quotations Coffee Cafe and Main Street...

Hearing Loss Association The Brevard Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. in the Carlson Conference Room of the Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. The speaker...

In the midst of all of the weekend Labor Day sales and outdoor events – barbecue cookouts, rafting down rivers, hiking in the forests, etc. – that typically mark the end of summer, Labor Day is an appropriate time to assess the condition of...

The negotiations between Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina and Mission Hospital have reached a stalemate. This threatens the health care of all North Carolina residents currently covered by BC/BS, in particular those in the western part of...

“The president speaks for himself,” says our Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. How shall we read this? That he does not speak for Tillerson? That he does not speak for his own administration? That he does not speak for the United States? For...

One of my top priorities is listening to any community concerns in my role as hospital president and chief nursing officer of Transylvania Regional Hospital. I’ve enjoyed meeting with so many of you via public forums, including the Pisgah Forest...

Dottie Tinsley and Silvermont Opportunity Center are excited to announce that Tinsley will return to the senior center in October to teach another traditional mountain clogging class. This class will...

When people think about marijuana, their own personal preferences, or indifference, often shape their opinions. That’s natural. As the controversy between federal regulations, medicalization and state legalization continues to shake out, the issue...

Silvermont Opportunity Center announces a Septem-ber packed with special events to celebrate Nation-al Senior Center Month. With two prize drawings, six special events and lots of opportunities to make friends, SOC has it all. Members of the senior...

On July 15, 1937 Fredrick J. Ruff submitted his original copy of "The Whitetail Deer of the Pisgah National Game Preserve," thus completing one of the first studies on whitetail deer in the country....

On behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 4309, American Legion Auxiliary 88, and the Waightstill-Avery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, we would like to thank all our members who stepped up to make the Welcome Home...